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"Hey... oh no, Lin Menghan, why did you just pinch me?" After walking a short distance, Xu Nancheng asked. Hearing this, Lin Menghan stopped, stood on her tiptoes, and poked Xu Nancheng's temple with her finger. "Are you silly, Nancheng? We're going to eat; it's not appropriate to call them over."
Xu Nancheng shook his head in confusion. Seeing that he still didn't understand, she added, "What if their family is having a gathering? Would you go if they invited you?" Xu Nancheng shook his head to indicate he wouldn't go, and suddenly it dawned on him.
Lin Menghan tugged at the hem of Xu Nancheng's shirt, signaling him not to just stand there like an idiot and to follow her. She was also thinking about when her Nancheng would finally become more sensible. But Xu Nancheng was pondering why she seemed so familiar with them, calling them "brother" so casually. And why did she insist on being so affectionate with them? Wasn't this their first meeting? Normally, people wouldn't address each other like that. He was puzzled.
Questions began to pile up. "Lin Menghan, why are you so familiar with us?"
"Am I?" Lin Menghan glanced at Xu Nancheng beside her.
"Yes! You keep calling us 'brother.' Have we met somewhere before?"
"Oh—you're talking about that? You definitely haven't seen me before! But you saved me! So it's fine to call you something nice, right? But you're special." As she said the last part, Lin Menghan flashed a sweet smile.
Xu Nancheng's heart skipped a beat. What did she mean by "I'm special"? He looked at Lin Menghan with a puzzled expression.
"Hey, what are you thinking about, Nancheng? You're my brother!" She noticed his expression and playfully backtracked. Before Xu Nancheng could respond, she exclaimed, "Oh no! I haven't thanked them yet!" She slapped her forehead as the thought struck her and quickly changed the subject. "Hmm—I'll send them a message!"
She reached for her phone.
"Wait! We're about to eat; it'll be endless chatter later. Let's eat first and talk afterward," Lin Menghan said as she stopped Xu Nancheng from pulling out his phone. She felt that if they started talking now, the two on the other end would definitely keep going until dawn.
"Okay."
...
Upon arriving at the hot pot restaurant.
"Hello! How many people?" The staff approached them.
Before either of them could speak, Lin Zhen walked over with a smile. "Hey, you guys are here! This way!" Saying that, he pulled Lin Menghan toward a private room. The staff saw that someone was already there and tactfully stepped aside.
Lin Zhen looked at Lin Menghan with nothing but affection in his eyes, treating her like his own daughter while completely ignoring Xu Nancheng.
Was Xu Nancheng being neglected like this? It had only been a few hours! They had barely exchanged a few words!
In the private room were only Lin's parents and the two of them—Xu Nancheng and Lin Menghan.
"Aren't Grandpa and Grandma coming up?" Xu Nancheng asked in confusion as he noticed their absence. Weren't they supposed to be one big happy family?
"I asked; they get car sick easily and it's not convenient for them!" Xu Wenzhao replied.
"But they want us to visit them tomorrow; Mom and Dad can't go because of work! So you'll take Lin Menghan with you," he continued.
"Lin Menghan, can you go visit Grandpa and Grandma with Xu Nancheng?"
"Yay!" Lin Menghan exclaimed joyfully, giving an 'okay' gesture as if she were about to jump up in excitement.
"I'll tell you this, Lin Menghan—Grandpa and Grandma absolutely adore this grandson!" Seeing them discussing the grandparents, Lin Zhen quickly began telling stories about how well they treated him. For them, their own grandson was precious! In their hometown, Xu Nancheng could have whatever he wanted as long as they could get it for him. So even though he rarely saw them after starting high school, he was closer to his grandparents than his own parents. Sometimes even Xu Wenzhao would joke, "Is he your son or mine?"
"Come on! You're all grown up; how can you compare yourself to Xu Nancheng?" Then Xu Wenzhao could only leave in frustration.
Lin Menghan couldn't help but chuckle at that and quickly composed herself. She glanced over at Xu Wenzhao's direction; thankfully it seemed he hadn't noticed their laughter at his expense.
"Alright! Let's go get some ingredients! Don't think I don't know what you're saying behind my back," Xu Wenzhao said with a laugh. It turned out he didn't mind...
The dipping sauce had already been prepared by his parents. The pot was brought out as well. Knowing that everyone could handle spicy food after chatting with Lin Menghan earlier in the office, Xu Wenzhao ordered the spicy broth directly.
When they arrived at the ingredient station, Lin Menghan's true nature came out as she eagerly grabbed everything—tripe, duck blood, thin slices of meat, fish balls, lettuce—everything went straight into her basket!
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